Ed Mikan vs Elmer Behnke

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Ed Mikan and Elmer Behnke compared on their NBA careers: Ed Mikan played 6 seasons, 1948-49 to 1953-54, Elmer Behnke 1 season, 1951-52 to 1951-52. Ed Mikan averaged 6.7 points a game to Elmer Behnke's 4.

Who has the better career numbers?

Elmer Behnke leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Ed Mikan in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ed Mikan and Elmer Behnke career per game
323GP4
8.6MIN13.8
6.7, betterPTS4
3.4REB4.3, better
0.9AST1, better

Ed Mikan and Elmer Behnke: no career line is published, so it is worked out from the seasons on file — career totals divided by games played.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Ed Mikan and Elmer Behnke season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1948-499.9, better—1.01951-5244.31
2nd1949-504.2—0.6————
3rd1950-518.65.61.0————
4th1951-527.97.51.3————
5th1952-533.83.80.6————
6th1953-542.32.20.3————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST